UPDATE: Pretoria man still in coma after nightclub assault
Louis Piennar was knocked unconscious at Madison Avenue nightclub, allegedly by a Blue Bulls player.
A 38-year-old man who was assaulted at a Pretoria east nightclub over the weekend is still in a coma.
Louis Pienaar was knocked unconscious around 04:00 at Madison Avenue nightclub, allegedly by a Blue Bulls rugby team player.
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Pienaar’s father Pine Pienaar told Rekord on Wednesday morning that his son was still in ICU in a coma.
“His situation remains unchanged. Doctors say he’s stable at the moment and the family are hoping that he recovers,” he said.
Pienaar was out with his cousin Christian Cronje when the assault took place.
Cronje earlier told Rekord that a group of rugby players caused trouble while they were leaving the club.
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“Louis and I were dancing when we saw a group of guys on the dance floor. As we were staring at them, they asked what we were looking at,” he said.
“I could see that they wanted to start a fight, so I told my friend we must go home. The guys threatened to beat us. As Louis left the club, I had an exchange of words with one of them trying to defuse the situation.”
Cronje said one of the players assaulted Louis in the parking area.
“When I went out, I found that he had been knocked out cold. The guys did not check up on him, instead, they fled the scene,” Cronje said.
Blue Bulls CEO Barend van Graan could not confirm whether one of his players was involved in the assault.
Garsfontein police spokesperson Captain Ilze Jones confirmed a case of assault was open.
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